Tim C. wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 08:48:11 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.ukDavid Horne, _the_
> chancellor wrote:
>
> > I can't think offhand of a single painting
> > that I didn't like seeing more in reality instead of as a copy.
>
> Mona Lisa. A nice big good quality photo in a glossy book is much better
> than fighting through the crowd to stand 10 feet away peering through the
> reflections off the glass behind which a small, dull painting lurks.
That's a special case. (Guernica used to be encased in glass as well
FWIW.) Based on experience, if ever I could see it up close unhindered,
I'm sure I'd prefer it to a copy. Wouldn't you?
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